Southern region broiler hatchery news release [Dec. 28, 2016]

United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service
Southern Region News Release Broiler Hatchery

Cooperating with the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Georgia Department of Agriculture, and South Carolina Department of Agriculture
Southern Regional Field Office 355 East Hancock Avenue, Suite 100 Athens, GA 30601 (706) 546-2236 www.nass.usda.gov

December 28, 2016

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 220 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 24, 2016. This is up 3 percent from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 84 percent. Broiler growers in the United States placed 180 million chicks for meat production, up 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2016

State
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....

November 19, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,359 1,187
34,168 5,582

November 26, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,835 1,205
34,749 5,521

December 3, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,741 1,220
34,467 5,540

Week ending
December 10, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
30,008 1,224
33,803 5,455

December 17, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,998 1,193
34,335 5,754

December 24, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,670 1,207
34,526 5,757

Percent of previous year
(percent)
99 99 102 104

19 State total ......

210,733

211,237

211,149

210,654

211,881

211,775

102

United States ......

219,653

220,162

219,974

219,524

220,821

220,433

103

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 28, 2016. For additional information, the full report can be viewed at http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1010

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed States and United States: 2016

State

November 19, 2016

November 26, 2016

December 3, 2016

Week ending
December 10, 2016

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....

20,320 1,257
26,180 4,754

21,848 1,218
26,230 4,964

22,408 1,307
27,223 5,562

21,840 1,278
27,317 5,421

December 17, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,677 1,331
28,869 3,988

December 24, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
22,439 1,341
27,368 4,386

Percent of previous year
(percent)
106 91
105 90

19 State total ......

165,443

168,201

170,653

172,468

172,605

172,856

104

United States ......

172,410

174,866

177,595

179,404

179,622

179,826

104

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 28, 2016. For additional information, the full report can be viewed at http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1010

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. All NASS reports are available, at no cost, on the NASS website: http://www.nass.usda.gov

Broiler-Type Eggs Set 19 Selected States and United States: 2016

State

November 19, November 26,

2016

2016

Week ending

December 3, 2016

December 10, 2016

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

29,359 22,853
4,999 1,187 34,168 7,719 3,485 8,152 17,540 8,186

29,835 22,973
5,035 1,205 34,749 7,613 3,667 7,930 17,339 8,186

29,741 22,611
5,052 1,220 34,467 7,689 3,833 8,065 17,373 8,171

30,008 22,637
5,101 1,224 33,803 7,671 3,833 8,086 17,571 8,167

December 17, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,998 22,760
5,054 1,193 34,335 7,396 3,833 8,140 17,586 8,157

December 24, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,670 22,211
4,945 1,207 34,526 7,415 3,848 8,137 17,570 8,170

North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

21,360 7,587 4,518 5,582
15,511 6,479
12,048

20,666 7,389 4,788 5,521
15,763 6,435
12,143

20,727 7,404 4,933 5,540
15,803 6,474
12,046

20,792 7,482 4,571 5,455
15,946 6,504
11,803

20,772 7,619 4,704 5,754
15,944 6,498
12,138

21,179 7,692 4,680 5,757
16,016 6,505
12,247

19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

210,733 101

211,237 101

211,149 104

210,654 102

211,881 101

211,775 102

Other States .......................................

8,920

8,925

8,825

8,870

8,940

8,658

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

219,653 101

220,162 102

219,974 105

219,524 102

220,821 102

220,433 103

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2016

State

November 19, November 26,

2016

2016

Week ending

December 3, 2016

December 10, 2016

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

20,320 20,679
5,675 1,257 26,180 5,658 2,627 6,042 14,503 5,316

21,848 20,185
5,452 1,218 26,230 6,041 2,865 6,606 13,863 5,442

22,408 20,240
5,278 1,307 27,223 5,654 2,994 6,324 14,079 5,904

21,840 20,824
5,345 1,278 27,317 6,211 3,041 6,285 14,778 6,600

December 17, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,677 21,875
5,488 1,331 28,869 6,288 3,191 5,794 14,582 6,039

December 24, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
22,439 21,173
5,342 1,341 27,368 6,473 3,262 6,706 14,668 5,821

North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

16,907 3,709 3,597 4,754
12,632 4,932
10,655

16,212 4,275 4,003 4,964
12,478 5,487
11,032

16,232 4,906 3,813 5,562
12,976 5,301
10,452

16,348 3,963 3,509 5,421
13,053 5,855
10,800

16,045 3,851 3,740 3,988
13,111 6,322
10,414

16,078 4,600 3,756 4,386
12,997 5,466
10,980

19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

165,443 103

168,201 103

170,653 100

172,468 101

172,605 101

172,856 104

Other States .......................................

6,967

6,665

6,942

6,936

7,017

6,970

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

172,410 103

174,866 104

177,595 101

179,404 101

179,622 101

179,826 104

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 28, 2016. For additional information, the full report can be viewed at http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1010

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. All NASS reports are available, at no cost, on the NASS website: http://www.nass.usda.gov